Kale Chips

Since being on the diet, I have definitely been craving salty snacks.  I also want to have something on-hand for the Superbowl, so I've been on the lookout for easy/SCD legal options.  With that, I perused my local health food store and found Rythmn Superfoods Kale Chips.  I read an article about the nutritive values of "greens" recently and decided to give them a try. 

I purchased the Kool Ranch version and was very pleasantly surprised with the crunchiness and flavor.  I could have finished the 2 oz bag in one sitting very easily.

Being somewhat pricey, I figured there had to be a way to make them, and sure enough....other SCDers are way ahead of me.  

You can either buy large leafed kale at your local grocer or you can find it in bag form near the pre-packaged salads, which come washed, cut up, and ready to eat

Ingredients:
Olive oil
Salt (or other SCD legal seasoning - pepper, onion powder etc)
**Onion powders tend to have starch added as anti-caking agents, but the Frontier brand does not.  You may also make your own onion powder from dehydrating fresh onion and grinding them yourself.  

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

If using fresh leaves, wash kale and pat dry with paper towel, or let air dry.
Rip kale leaves off thick stems.
Put pieces into a large bowl.
Toss with olive oil and seasoning.  Be careful not to put too much seasoning. The leaves shrink, which condenses the seasoning and makes it over-powering.

If using the bagged version, just take a handful or two of kale greens
Toss with olive oil and seasoning (you REALLY don't need as much as you may think)

Put the greens on a flat baking sheet and bake for 10-15 minutes, until the edges start to turn brown. Once they turn brown, quickly remove them from the oven, as they burn easily. Also you may want to flip the greens about half way through to make sure both sides get crispy.

This will be a regular item in my house!